I want to know more about Philippine history during the Japanese occupation of the country. What are the main events that took place during this period?
The Japanese occupation of the Philippines began in 1942 and lasted until the end of World War II in 1945. During this period, the Philippine Commonwealth government was replaced with a collaborationist regime known as the Japanese Philippines. The occupation was marked by brutal treatment of Filipinos, including forced labour, and the imprisonment of thousands of civilians. One of the most infamous events of the occupation was the Bataan Death March, a forced march of prisoners of war from the Bataan Peninsula to the Cabanatuan prisoner of war camp in which many died. Over 10 convoy of prisoners of war across the Bataan Peninsula in April 1942, during which thousands of Filipino and American soldiers were forced to march for several days without food or water, resulting in the deaths of many. The occupation also saw the forced relocation and internment of many Filipinos